I haven't been able to get the thought of "beachfront" out of my head, and when Tiyuk Quellmalz posted about Envision Island on Plurk, I was like o.O I must check this out...
Beachfront! In SL! Cheap! With nice landlord!! WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN XD

Yes, I know it doesn't look like a beach. Terraforming, here I come!!!
And guess how much land I have? Two. Thousand. Six. Hundred. And. Seventy. Two. Square. Metres. Yes, 2,672sqm! *slumps onto the floor in a dead faint*
I originally wanted 1,536sqm, which is the same as my current rented plot, but... ah... things happened... and... um... err... well... *grins broadly*
So how much of a hole did it make in my pocket? Um... a one-off purchase price of USD$2.50 (flat rate, no matter what size parcel you buy) and monthly tier of USD$0.0045 per sqm. You do the math :P
This is absolutely the most affordable price I've ever seen for land in SL. I'm amazed! Only thing, now I have to go shopping all over again... because my house -- yes the house that I built -- definitely doesn't suit the beach >.<
Uh-oh.... is that my wallet I hear squealing in fear??? lol

Congrats on the land purchase - woo!! Isn't it so addicting? ;-)
And hey, congrats on your own web domain!! I missed the memo about the other blog suddenly disappearing, but good to know you're still writing! Loves it! :-)